Alibaba is generating massive growth in its AI business that is offsetting sluggish growth in other categories.
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Parkev Tatevosian, CFA20 Nov 2025, 00:52 UTC
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Alibaba is scheduled to report quarterly financial results on November 25, 2025. In its most recently completed quarter, Alibaba reported $34.6 billion in revenue, with income from operations decreasing by 3% to $4.9 billion. This decline is attributed to increasing competition and market headwinds primarily in China, leading Alibaba to aggressively invest to regain market share and reinvigorate revenue growth, which has negatively impacted profitability. A positive aspect is the company's AI segment, which has demonstrated triple-digit growth for several consecutive quarters. However, Alibaba's access to NVIDIA chips is restricted, necessitating reliance on local chip providers and larger data center clusters to achieve similar artificial intelligence processing results. Annually, Alibaba's revenue growth stagnated in 2022 at $122.4 billion but recovered to $140 billion in the trailing twelve-month period as of 2025. Despite revenue growth, the operating cash flow to sales ratio has significantly declined from a peak of 56% in 2016 to 15% in the most recent trailing twelve months. Similarly, the return on invested capital (ROIC) decreased to 4.7% in 2022 before rising to 8.2% in 2024, yet it remains below the weighted average cost of capital, indicating a destruction of shareholder wealth. Alibaba is trading at a forward price-to-operating-cash-flow ratio of 12.9, which is noted as a fraction of comparable e-commerce companies. A fair value calculation places Alibaba's intrinsic value at $140.94 per share, contrasting with its current market price of $159.72. The analyst previously rated Alibaba as a 'buy' since 2022, downgrading to 'hold' around October 15, 2025, due to a substantial increase in stock price (up 88.85% year-to-date) without equivalent fundamental improvements. This downgrade occurred just before the share price began experiencing headwinds, declining by 4.39% in the preceding month. The near-term outlook for Alibaba is challenged by tariffs imposed by the United States against China, which are expected to lower economic activity in regions where Alibaba operates. Consequently, a 'hold' rating is reiterated, advising against buying the stock before the upcoming earnings release due to increased volatility and the stock not being undervalued relative to its intrinsic value.
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